Expedition Website for Finning UK D6N

Hi David,
thank you for putting up this link.

I am following this with much interest as I worked on many of ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) machines over the years including the Wilkes to Vostok and return D4.

It travelled 1800 miles between 17th Sept 1962 to 11th Jan 1963 on this traverse. I have a copy of the records of this traverse and have spoken to 5 of the 6 team members who did the traverse, including the operator of the D4.

They told me about some very interesting tales of hardship and facts.

Good Luck to all who embark on this venture as they are making history.

Cheers,
Eddie Bedwell

I think this will be alot more reliable ! And its already there; and probably knows its way to the pole too!
Taken by me at[attachment=15140]Antartica D8 4.JPG[/attachment][attachment=15141]Antartica D8 train 3.JPG[/attachment] mactown 1984 !

[attachment=15142]Antartica D8.JPG[/attachment]This one would have been great; but think he,s deceased now 😞

Edb and Mervyn thanks for your posts, edb do you have any pictures of the D4 you mentioned?

Dave

Very interesting---Thanks for posting

Hi, Mervyn Pepper.
Thanks for posting those photos but I think all of the stretched D8s that were able have now left Antarctica. There are a couple still down there, I think, either lost in a crevasse or broken through the ice out at sea. I seem to remember that some of them went to the Netherlands. Maybe Quad can shed some light on this. I also vaguely recall that at least one went to Canada for winter freighting.

Just my 0.02.